BATON ROUGE – The LSU softball team matched its best finish in program history at the Women's College World Series with a third-place tie and has been chosen among the university's athletic programs with the BASF Team Chemistry MVP Award for the month of May.

IRVING, Texas -- The National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame announced today that LSU play-by-play announcer Jim Hawthorne will be the 2015 recipient of the NFF Chris Schenkel Award. Presented annually since 1996, the award recognizes individuals who have had long, distinguished careers broadcasting college football with direct ties to a specific university.

BATON ROUGE, La. – LSU Tiger Tracks, a program highlighting various aspects of the university and its athletic department, can be seen at 7 p.m. CT Wednesday and at 12 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. CT Thursday on Cox Sports Television.

BATON ROUGE, La. -- LSU baseball coach Paul Mainieri will host a luncheon open to the general public at Noon on Tuesday, May 5 at the L'Auberge Resort on River Road in Baton Rouge. The luncheon will be held at the Bon Temps Buffet located on the main floor at L'Auberge, and the all-you-can-eat buffet charge is $13.95 per person.